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March 2011 Archives

14 March 2011 | ScienceNOW

Brain Scanner as Accessory

A new PET imager can scan rats’ brains while they run around
11 March 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Mapping the Tsunami

Japanese megaquake triggered waves that spread across the Pacific
11 March 2011 | ScienceNOW

Microbes Give Mice Intestinal Fortitude

Gut bacteria help mice survive potentially lethal infections
10 March 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Shark Survey Yields a Worrisome Surprise

First census of California great white sharks turns up far fewer than expected
10 March 2011 | ScienceNOW

Getting to the Guts of Malnutrition

Gut bacteria may be an important factor in the response to starvation

Nanodiamonds Could Be a Cancer Patient's Best Friend

Blinged-out chemotherapy drugs show promise for breast and liver cancer treatments

A Warmer Climate May Not Mean El Niño Comes to Stay

New study of fossil corals challenges claims that a warmer future will bring a permanent El Niño weather pattern

How Humans Got Spineless Penises and Big Brains

Missing chunks of DNA may be responsible for two features that set humans apart from other primates

ScienceShot: Capuchins' Screwy Solution to a Termite Problem

To keep sticks from breaking, monkeys fish for insects with a twist

Fresh Doubts About Connection Between Mouse Virus and Human Disease

New data undermine claims linking XMRV to chronic fatigue and prostate cancer

Crustaceans Crave a Little Quiet

Noisy reefs may lure some marine invertebrates, but they repel many others

Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk

Pachyderms know when they need help—and are willing to wait for it

Memristors Make Fast Work of Mazes

Electronic devices could test multiple potential escape routes at the same time

A Safer Way to Spot Down Syndrome

Study finds noninvasive method to test fetuses for genetic condition

How Much Would It Cost to Identify Every Animal on Earth?

Brazilian scientists tally up the tab

ScienceShot: Mars Crater Gouged by Multiple Impacts

High-res images reveal objects hit planet at shallow angle

Podcast: Mass Extinctions, Pinecone Evolution, and More

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

Gigantic Remelted Ice Mass Discovered Below Antarctic Ice Sheet

Study offers fundamental new insights into how ice sheets form

Brain Waves Foretell Whether We'll Sleep Soundly

A new study shows why some people wake up frequently in the middle of the night

Hagfish Just Got More Disgusting

Creatures don't just eat corpses, they absorb nutrients through their skin

ScienceShot: The Mystery of the Absent Sunspots

Scientists explain unusual low in sunspot activity

ScienceShot: Worms Are Divided After All

Old classification holds up under genetic scrutiny

Are We in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction?

Study finds that three-quarters of Earth's species could vanish within 300 years

ScienceShot: Dark Shells Make for Mean Tortoises

Tortoises with more dark splotches are more likely to pick a fight

Destroyed Buddhas Reveal Their True Colors

Team uncovers original appearance of statues demolished by the Taliban 10 years ago
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